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Formation plays an important role in the end-use properties of paper products,
but before formation can be optimized to achieve superior properties, an understanding
about the causes of formation must be developed. ...

Modern manufacturing processes assume efficient utilization and recycling of
natural resources whenever possible. Over the past decade paper recycling has progressed
from 33.5% in 1990 to just above 48% in 2002.1 Indeed, ...

One of the primary objectives of this thesis was to design
fiber/filler/polymer structures for newsprint and in the process develop a greater
understanding of fiber/filler/ polymer structures. Five different designed ...

Bond strength is classically
characterized into two separate factors; area of the bond and specific bond strength.
This separation is especially important in pulps that lack strength properties, and are
specifically ...

The flow of wood fiber suspensions plays an important role during the pulp and paper
manufacture process. Considerable research has been carried out in the past 50 years to
characterize the fiber suspension flow behavior ...